Armenia’s Ambassador to the UN to be Honored with Peace Award

H.E. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to Receive Honor at International Day of Peace Celebration

NEW YORK—Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace within and among all nations and peoples. On Sept. 22, the Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention (ATOP) and Meaningfulworld will celebrate The International Day of Peace at the majestic Down Town Association located in trendy Tribeca.

Ambassador Mnatsakanyan
Ambassador Mnatsakanyan

This year’s theme is “Art for Peace” and the work of several accomplished artists will be available for sale through a silent auction. ATOP/Meaningfulworld will recognize and honor several organizations and individuals whose work deserves special recognition for their efforts made to achieve peace locally and globally.

This year Meaningfulworld is also celebrating its 26th Anniversary of healing, peace-making, transforming pain and generational trauma, and establishing Peace and Forgiveness Gardens globally in over 46 countries and 20 states in the United States.

Along with the auction fine art, distinguished guests will be honored with peace awards in recognition of their dedication and contributions to serving humanity and building peace. Distinguished peace award recipients include H.E. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) of the Republic of Armenia; Ms. Ashley Tobias, the developer of an anti-bullying educational program; and the International Institute of Peace.

Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Mnatsakanyan is a graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and holds a Master’s Degree from Victoria University, U.K., in Western European Politics.

Mnatsakanyan is decorated with the Medal of Mkhitar Gosh of Armenia (2011) for distinguished service in diplomacy. He is an advocate of human rights and an educator on genocide. He has played a critical role in the ongoing implementation of parliamentary resolutions, laws and declarations, which have led to the acknowledgement and assertion of the Armenian Genocide.

On Sept. 11, 2015, after years of persistent diplomatic efforts, the Republic of Armenia succeeded in having the UN General Assembly adopt by consensus a generic resolution on all genocides. The resolution establishes Dec. 9 as the “International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime.

Ambassador Mnatsakanyan spoke about his “sense of duty” while presenting the proposed resolution to the General Assembly on September 11. Paying tribute to Raphael Lemkin who had coined the term genocide, the Ambassador stated “For the victims of our past inaction, the International Day will render dignity. The denial to millions of the sanctity of life is ultimate injustice. Justice denied haunts generations of survivors. We speak from experience.”

Guest Contributor

Guest Contributor

Guest contributions to the Armenian Weekly are informative articles or press releases written and submitted by members of the community.

3 Comments

  1. Your Excellency Zohram Mnatsakanyan, ambassador of the United Nations of the Republic of Armenia, our heartfelt congratulation for receiving award of Peace. God bless your mission.

  2. AMBASSADOR MNANTSAKANYAN DESERVES EVERY PART OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AS HE IS
    AN HONORABLE WELL QUALIFIED DIPLOMAT. HIS VALUES ARE NOT ONLY REPRESENTING HIS OWN COUNTRY BUT ALSO VLAUES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE IS DOING A GREAT JOB. RESPECTFULLY, ALEXANDER SELIAN – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND. (Sept. 15th, 2017).

  3. ‘Better late than never”. I would like to add my voice and state that this PEACE AWARD honoring Ambassador Zohram Mnatsakanyan is well deserved. I witnessed his work and I can tell that thanks to his dedication, his commitment to human rights, his love for peace, his caring for Humanity the victms of genocide are being remembered on 9 December throughout the World. Congratulations my young brother and friend. May the Almighty God bless you abundantly! Adama Dieng

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*